I worried I was saying no to my kid too much. So I came up with a _______ experiment: one week of saying yes to anything my kid asked for(within reason). Of course, I made some rules.

I started my Week of Yes, but quickly realized that my _______ of saying no was deeply rooted in my brain. I went to _______ my 6­year­old daughter after camping, and she _______ an ice cream in a nearby stand. I was about to say no without _______. But then I remembered I had to say yes for a week and I _______. She sweetly thanked me. She must have sensed _______ was going on because she asked if she could _______ television as soon as we walked into our house. “Yes，” I said. But I was able to _______ her to one episode(一集), and she turned the TV off without ________.

Then it was mid­week, and we settled into a cycle of television and ice cream. This is, ________， all my daughter wants in life. Before bedtime, she asked to go to the beach. ________ the next day we had fun searching for seashells and racing with the waves.

At no time during the week did my daughter ask to do anything absurd(荒诞的) or ________. Saying yes allowed her to grow into herself, helped me to lighten up and relax as a ________， and also offered new ________ for us to connect, play and bond.

Randy happened to be watching the news on TV months ago. The reporter was interviewing a man, whose ______ appeared on the screen. Randy noticed they ______ the same last name Waites—a rather unusual one.

Randy found that ______ , wondering if there could be any ______. When Randy’s daughter took a closer look, she ______   a likeness between them. She did some sleuthing (调查) online and ______ Randy and Eddie have the same biological father!

It wasn’t long before Randy ______ Eddie, who lived over 500 kilometers away. Eddie was ______ that the unlikely story was true the moment he saw Randy’s pictures, noticing how much Randy looked like their father.

Randy never knew his father, who ______ his mother and him when he was a baby. Eddie, however, was ______ by his dad and enjoyed a great relationship with him. That fact could have caused problems for the two long-lost brothers, but it did not! They reunited after 50 years of ______.

Eddie ______ to Randy on behalf of their dead father, but Randy held no resentment (怨恨). He said, “I don’t ______ anyone. Eddie and I are both extremely grateful to have made this unexpected ______ and to have the years ahead to be brothers!” The two brothers have really provided a beautiful example of love and ______ for us.

In the hospital the lift opened and I saw my dad in a stretcher (担架), his eyes closed and an oxygen mask over his mouth. He was fastened (固定) _______to the stretcher so that he would not _______.Then, all I wanted was to_______him, wake him up, take him home and want him to_______me with chocolates and kiss me on my forehead.

My dad had an accident in the building site, which caused _______damage to his spinal cord (脊髓).The doctor told me there was almost no_______that he could ever walk again. I was_______.The thought of the pain from which my father, who was so kind, helpful and caring, greatly suffered during the_______made me really sad.

My dad_______ a lot of weight after the operation (手术) and then he was ________ to ICU. But he was sent back home two weeks later because of our __________ of money. At home he was confined (限制) to his chair and my heart hurt so much __________I saw this.

One day two months later, I heard my dad call my name. I rushed out of the room and was surprised to see him __________there, holding the wall, like a__________.Therefore, just as he taught me to__________ in my childhood, I was teaching him. I supported him and __________him to be brave as I was there. At last he moved the first step with great __________.

With three months passing, my dad got better again and my joy was __________.I trust my father because in my eyes he’s really an iron man who __________loses hope. His spirit of perseverance (毅力) will always be a great__________ to me!